Rockford Fosgate Fanatic FNQ2414 Operation & Installation

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  • Page 1 FNQ2414 FNQ2514 FNQ2614 operation & installation – 1 –...
  • Page 2 Power line and battery connectors. Insist on it! After all, your new system deserves nothing but the best. To add the finishing touch to your new Rockford Fosgate image order your Rockford wearables, which include everything from T-shirts and jackets to hats and sunglasses.
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    This manual provides information on the features and installation of the fanaticQ Systems. We suggest you save this manual for future reference. We strongly recommend you have your Authorized Rockford Fosgate Dealer install the fanaticQ System. If you do choose to install the system yourself, please be sure to read the entire manual before beginning.
  • Page 4: Package Contents

    ACKAGE ONTENTS FNQ2414 (2) FNQ2401 Tweeters (2) FNQ2404 4" Midrange Speakers Includes 3/4" [20mm] aluminum (2) 4" Speaker Grilles dome tweeter, flush mount housing, (2) 4" Speaker Grilles (w/ bridge) surface mount housing, wedge (2) 4" Speaker Grille Rings mount housing...
  • Page 5: Installation Considerations

    2. For best results, mount the crossover(s) next to the amplifier for a deco- rative finish to the installation and provide an easy upgrade (no new wires to run) for a bi-amp Rockford Fosgate system in the future. – 3 –...
  • Page 6: Mounting Location

    OUNTING OCATION A solid front stage with a good image is one of the most difficult tasks to achieve in a vehicle. No car has the optimum listening environment. This makes proper sound staging very difficult to accomplish. Most speakers tend to be placed where they will fit easily, as opposed to where they can perform the best.
  • Page 7: Installation

    • Sound radiated from a “point source” has the most optimum stereo imaging because the separation of the acoustical centers between the midrange and tweeter for each channel is at the optimum. Figure 2-A describes a horizontal speaker alignment. In a closed environment such as an automobile, horizontal speaker alignment can cause severe amplitude and phase differences which will degrade not only the imag- ing, but also the frequency response.
  • Page 8 Flush Mount Tweeter Tweeter Flush Trim Back Housing Ring Plate Surface Mount Tweeter Surface Tweeter Trim Back Housing Ring Plate Wedge Mount Tweeter Tweeter Wedge Housing – 6 –...
  • Page 9 Crossover Connections • Be Sure to Maintain Speaker Polarity • 0dB Tweeter Level matches the amplitude of the tweeter to the midrange • –3dB/–6dB Tweeter Level reduces the amplitude of the tweeter –3dB or –6dB lower than the midrange. (ex. ideal for tweeters located high in door panels and midranges located low in the kick panel) •...
  • Page 10 Bandpassing the Midrange • The Fanatic Component Systems are optimized for full range music re- production. In cases where a subwoofer is used, the midrange can be bandpassed in order to prevent overlapping frequencies from the midrange into the subwoofer. 1.
  • Page 11: Troubleshooting

    ROUBLESHOOTING Symptom Diagnosis Remedy No sound from Wires between amplifi- Check and repair or speakers er, crossover or speak- replace wiring as needed. ers not connected properly. Amplifier has no output. Check system with known working amplifier and re- pair or replace as needed. Speaker wires are Check for shorts in the wir- shorted to each other...
  • Page 12: Specifications

    PECIFICATIONS System Model Number FNQ2414 FNQ2514 FNQ2614 Midrange Model Number FNQ2404 FNQ2405 FNQ2406 Nominal Diameter 4" ⁄ " ⁄ " Nominal Impedance Frequency Response 70Hz-7kHz 50Hz-6kHz 45Hz-5kHz Fs (Hz) 70Hz 50Hz 45Hz .435 .315 .299 3.249 2.478 2.576 .383 .280 .338...
  • Page 13 Model FNQ2401 Nominal Diameter " (20mm) Nominal Impedance Frequency Response 1.9kHz-20kHz 1.9kHz Sensitivity 91dB RMS Power Handling 100 Watts* Mounting Diameter See drawings Mounting Depth See drawings Model FNQ242x Crossover Type 2-Way Crossover Frequency 4kHz @ 4 Crossover Slope 24dB/octave High-Pass 12dB/octave Low-Pass w/notch filter and zobel Filter Q...
  • Page 14: Warranty Information

    • What is Covered This warranty applies only to Rockford Fosgate products sold to consumers by Authorized Rockford Fosgate Dealers in the United States of America or its pos- sessions. Product purchased by consumers from an Authorized Rockford Fosgate Dealer in another country are covered only by that country’s Distributor and not by Rockford Corporation.
  • Page 15: International Information

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  • Page 16 Es preferible que la instalación de sistema Fanatic Q sea realizada por un distribuidor autorizado Rockford Fosgate. Si prefiere realizar la instalación usted mismo, asegurese de leer el manual en su totalidad antes de comen- zar.
  • Page 17 6. Asegure el altavoz en la abertura con los tornillos. Tenga la precaución de no doblar el marco del altavoz en este proceso. 7. Presione la rejilla en el anillo de montaje. • Asegúrese de mantener la polaridad de los parlantes •...
  • Page 18 Fanatic Q. Nous vous proposons de garder ce manuel pour toute référence future. Nous vous recommandons vivement de faire installaer votre système punch Fanatic Q par un dealer agréé Rockford Fosgate. Si vous choisissez d'in- staller le système vous même, assurez-vous de lire ce manuel entièrement avant de commencer.
  • Page 19 6. Placer le haut-parleur au-dussus du trou central. Visser le haut-parleur dans son emplacement. Faire attention à ne pas tordre le chassis du haut- parleur durant cette étape de montage. 7. Mettre la grille dans l'anneau de montage. • Vérifier les polaritées des haut-parleurs •...
  • Page 20 Einbau des Fanatic Q Systems. Wir empfehlen, diese auch für Fragen in der Zukunft sorgfältig aufzubewahren. Es ist empfehlenswert, sich das Fanatic Q System von einem Autorisierten Rockford Fosgate Fachhändler einbauen zu lassen. Sollten Sie den Einbau jedoch selber vornehmen wollen, so empfehlen wir Ihnen, die Bedienungsanleitung sorgfälitg zu lesen.
  • Page 21 5. Schlieben Sie die Lautsprecherkabel an. Kontrollieren Sie, ob die Polarität stimmt. Stellen Sie sicher, dab das Lautsprecherkabel an keinen scharfen oder sich bewegenden Teilen anliegt. 6. Plazieren Sie den Lautsprecher im Loch und befestigen Sie diesen. Seien Sie dabei sehr vorsichtig, so dab sich der Lautsprecherkorb nicht verzieht.
  • Page 22 Fanatic Q. Vi suggeriamo di conservare questo manuale come riferimento futuro. Raccomandiamo fortemente che is sistema sia installato dal vostro rivendi- tore Rockford Fosgate. Se scegliete di procedere con l'installazione da soli, leggete attentamente tutto il manuale prima di proseguire. OSIZIONAMENTO •...
  • Page 23 6. Posizionate l'altoparlante nel foro ed avvitatelo. Assicuratevi di non pie- gare il cestello dell'altoparlante. 7. Incastrate la griglia sull'anello di fissaggio. • Assicuratevi di mantenere la corretta polarita degli altoparlanti • 0dB di livello del tweeter accoppia la sensibilita del midrange a quella del tweeter •...
  • Page 24 Rockford Fosgate Rockford Corporation 546 South Rockford Drive Tempe, Arizona 85281 U.S.A. In U.S.A., (480) 967-3565 In Europe, Fax (49) 8503-934014 In Japan, Fax (81) 559-79-1265 2/00 M.J.T.

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